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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's my pleasure to be joined on our podcast

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<v Speaker 1>this week by the WBA Junior Lightweight Champion of the World,

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<v Speaker 1>Lamont Roach Junior. B Lamont, you have a big fight

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<v Speaker 1>coming up. You're not gonna be fighting in the junior

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<v Speaker 1>lightweight division. You are moving up to lightweight to challenge

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<v Speaker 1>the wo WBA champion in the lightweight division, Jervanta Tank Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>in a pay per view fight from PBC on Prime

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<v Speaker 1>Video also PPV dot Com, will take place on March

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<v Speaker 1>first at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York. And

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<v Speaker 1>welcome you to the show. And I'm good to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you. What I'd like to know I from your

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<v Speaker 1>first Laman is you know, this fight's sort of been

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of rumors maybe what happened, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it wouldn't. You were a named that was always sort

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<v Speaker 1>of like at the top of the Tank list of

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<v Speaker 1>what might be coming up for him. So could you

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<v Speaker 1>just recount to me what your initial thoughts were when

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<v Speaker 1>you actually got offered the fighting you this was a possibility.

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<v Speaker 2>So when we actually as soon as we got the call,

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<v Speaker 2>it was like, hell, yeah, honestly, that's about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Like Rouge is in the car, I think, what's on me?

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<v Speaker 2>And my dad's in the car on the way to

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<v Speaker 2>the airport to go back home, and it was like

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<v Speaker 2>he was just like you know, tangs changes called and

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<v Speaker 2>he was like, we wanted to fight, of course.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well you've never been a guy that's been turning

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<v Speaker 1>down fight. So, uh, that's something I know from having

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<v Speaker 1>covered your whole career. If you go back to twenty nineteen, aount,

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<v Speaker 1>you had a chance to fight Jamelle Herring back then

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<v Speaker 1>for the WBO Junior light White title, your first opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, a big prospect. You were undefeated. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe you were the mandatory challenger at that time for

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<v Speaker 1>his title, and you know, you gave a good fight,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know it came up a little bit short,

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<v Speaker 1>loss the decision, and I just wondered, you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>took you a little while to get back to the

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<v Speaker 1>position to fight for another world title. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you learned from that first loss? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>despite it being competitive, Uh, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Fact that they aren't going to give me anything like

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, it was it was a good fight.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a good effort, but it just wasn't enough.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, going into things especially as an underdog. Things

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna you know what I'm saying, going to be,

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<v Speaker 2>They're probably going to be stacked against me. So I

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<v Speaker 2>just have to I just had to take matters into

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<v Speaker 2>my own hands and make sure that I give no

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<v Speaker 2>doubt that I should win. You know, the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>my bouts going on throughout my career.

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<v Speaker 1>Well you have done that because you have won six

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<v Speaker 1>fights in a row since that particular fight, and in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty three, November of twenty twenty three, you got

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<v Speaker 1>the chance to fight for a title again against Hector

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<v Speaker 1>Luis s Garcia in Las Vegas, and you outpointed him

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<v Speaker 1>in a close fight. You won the WBA title, And

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<v Speaker 1>I wondered, Actually, I was thinking, you know, guys who

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they they don't get anything, Like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>nothing handed to Lamont. Roach, took your time prospect, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>into main event fights eventually, you know, really worked your

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<v Speaker 1>way to get that opportunity. Nearly ten years as a professional,

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<v Speaker 1>from the time you started tell wing you won the title.

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<v Speaker 1>What did it feel like to finally get it and

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<v Speaker 1>know that all that hard work, all that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that decade of preparing for that moment, What did that

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<v Speaker 1>mean to you.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean everything to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Just like you said, it was a whole bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>hard work, a lot of sacrifice, a lot of faith,

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<v Speaker 2>and just trusting myself, trusting my team and knowing.

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<v Speaker 3>That we'll be will be exactly where we were supposed

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<v Speaker 3>to be.

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<v Speaker 1>You got a chance in June of last year, June

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty twenty four, to defend the title for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time. I know you had spoke about what it

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<v Speaker 1>would mean to you to have a homecoming fight, to

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<v Speaker 1>have a world championship fight in Washington, d C. Where

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<v Speaker 1>you're you know where you're from originally, and you made

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<v Speaker 1>that dream come true. You had a very good performance,

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<v Speaker 1>a knockout victory against the undefeated Fergla McCrory in front

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<v Speaker 1>of your fans in the district, had a good crowd there.

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<v Speaker 1>Knockedhi out in the eighth round, pretty dominating victory. And

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder you know, I hear from people they talk

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<v Speaker 1>about making the dream come true. I talked recently with

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<v Speaker 1>Keishawn Davis about him and his brothers wanting to have

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<v Speaker 1>a homecoming fight and that was a dream for them.

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<v Speaker 1>They finally got to accomplish that. And I asked him

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<v Speaker 1>this question. I'm curious your response to it as well.

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<v Speaker 1>How did the reality of having the title fight at

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<v Speaker 1>home compared to the dream for all those years you had.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it matched up to me, It matched up.

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<v Speaker 2>It was something that I wanted to do, not only

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<v Speaker 2>for myself, but for everyone has been following me since

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<v Speaker 2>I started, my family, stretching my close family that that

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<v Speaker 2>aren't able to make it out to La Vegas, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I'm saying, all.

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<v Speaker 3>The other states that I fought in Puerto Rico, Mexico,

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<v Speaker 3>like out of the country and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was it was very satisfying for me.

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<v Speaker 3>It was honestly just a dream come true.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, getting a dance in front of my

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<v Speaker 2>home crowd is it is just it was just fun.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a crazy atmosphere, I mean, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>But the fight with you and Gervante was discussed for

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<v Speaker 1>maybe being you know, at the end of last year,

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<v Speaker 1>that fight you just mentioned that you defended the title

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<v Speaker 1>was in June. It didn't happen. There was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't really there was issues over the venue it

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna be in Houston. A lot of conversations. Ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>it did not happen, rescheduled, and now it's taking place

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<v Speaker 1>on March first. As I mentioned, was there any kind

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<v Speaker 1>of frustration of only having the one fight last year

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of having to put this off and waiting

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<v Speaker 1>and waiting and waiting to get it all locked in?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, just just a.

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<v Speaker 2>Little bit, yeah, honestly, because it's not like I'm signing

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<v Speaker 2>the PBC or obviously not signed the GTD either, So

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I'm saying, Like, it's not like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in the loop as soon as every decision is made.

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<v Speaker 2>So it is a little frustrating, but at the end.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the day, it is what it is. It's boxing, man.

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<v Speaker 2>You never know what you're going to get, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just you just stay on board for the ride

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<v Speaker 2>for real, for real. I was always ready, no matter

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<v Speaker 2>the case, no matter whatever was going on with the venue.

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<v Speaker 3>Honestly, I just think he wasn't ready. I think they,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, scheduled it for when they.

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<v Speaker 2>Think he'll be prepared for the match, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so we was just fine tuning that all the way

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<v Speaker 2>up until it was Tyn of Rock and Road.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things a lot of folks have talked

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<v Speaker 1>about that is a certainly part of the storyline, if

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<v Speaker 1>you will, of the fight between yourself and Tank, is

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<v Speaker 1>that you fought as amateurs. You knew each other from

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<v Speaker 1>those days. You're about the same age, you know, separated,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're you're actually younger than him. You're twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 1>he is thirty. Can you give me your side of

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<v Speaker 1>the story, so to say, about the memories of what

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<v Speaker 1>occurred in the amateurs? How many times did you fight?

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<v Speaker 1>What happened and how do you remember those times?

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<v Speaker 2>We thought twice they were very close competitive fights. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the storyline that attests to how close they

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<v Speaker 2>were is the fact that we fought in the same

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<v Speaker 2>tournament before twice in the same tournament.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, that doesn't happen. We fought in the regional

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<v Speaker 3>championship and.

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<v Speaker 2>I lost in Baltimore, and we sent the tape to

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<v Speaker 2>USA Boxing, and they sent me an at large bid

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<v Speaker 2>because they was like, it was a little this this

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<v Speaker 2>this outcome is a little iffy, so to say.

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<v Speaker 3>So, they sent me to the nationals.

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<v Speaker 2>As well with an at large bid and I was

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side of the bracket.

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<v Speaker 3>He was on the other side of the bracket.

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<v Speaker 2>We met up in the championship and he beat me

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<v Speaker 2>in a close fight, So you know, it is.

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<v Speaker 3>What it is.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I want a second fight. I think the

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<v Speaker 2>second fight I did better than the first fight. Of uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it is what it is. And we do got the

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<v Speaker 2>tape too. I think we're probably the only we're probably

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<v Speaker 2>the only people who do have a tape only put

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<v Speaker 2>it on YouTube.

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<v Speaker 1>Some I got a while. I'd love to watch that.

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<v Speaker 1>If you did. What year was that, Alamont? What year

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<v Speaker 1>do you remember? So do you think I mean, like

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<v Speaker 1>you said, if they whatever, whether you lost or not,

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<v Speaker 1>you you believe that they were close and competitive. I

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<v Speaker 1>guess to the extent that even USA boxing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>basically puts you in to uh be on the road

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<v Speaker 1>to a possible rematch. And I've asked this the fighters

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<v Speaker 1>when they fought in amateur fights and then they meet

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<v Speaker 1>up as professionals. Some say it does, some say it doesn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think there's any bearing at all because you

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<v Speaker 1>have at least a cursory knowledge of having been in

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<v Speaker 1>the ring with him. Yes, you've evolved, Yes it's a

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<v Speaker 1>while ago, but you know you've been face to face

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<v Speaker 1>with them inside the boxing ring. That does it mean

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<v Speaker 1>anything is to go into the professional fight.

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<v Speaker 3>Honestly.

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<v Speaker 2>Hmmm. Maybe not honestly if we honestly speaking, because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a totally different fighter.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, I think he might be.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 2>But when it comes down to like, because it's personal,

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<v Speaker 2>Like the fight itself is not personal. When I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>about the familiar the familiarity with him, it is personal.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I know him fairly better than a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, damn there everybody he probably fought, so, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we actually have history, like outside of our fights,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we sparred a few times. I know, I

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<v Speaker 2>just know how he operates from from what I know

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<v Speaker 2>from from the encounters we have. You know, we've been

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<v Speaker 2>in We've been in the same spaces since we were

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<v Speaker 2>about ten, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's a long time. And my dad coached him

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<v Speaker 3>on the on the National Golden Gloves team to a.

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<v Speaker 2>To a national title, uh, to win the National Golden Gloves.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's just it's it's it's a lot of factors there, said, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Do get to feel out, do you think the feeling

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot you know, you guys may not be best friends,

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<v Speaker 1>but like you that you're familiar that there's definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>healthy respect be peing you guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, for sure, it's definitely healthy respect.

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<v Speaker 2>Cool, like you know what I'm saying outside of the

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the boxing, Like you know what I'm saying

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the boxing and there ek me, I'm cool.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean like, if you ask him, he'll be He'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you that we folks like people.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's cool, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>I got to ask this though. You know you are

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<v Speaker 1>from Washington, d C. You had a great crowd at

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<v Speaker 1>your fight in June. He's from Baltimore. That's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just up the road I'm in. I live in that area,

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<v Speaker 1>so I know the rivalry. Uh you know that. So

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<v Speaker 1>it felt like this is a DMV fight Capitol One Arena.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a huge gate there when he fought the

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<v Speaker 1>guy you beat for the title in Hector Luis Garcia.

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<v Speaker 1>You had a great crowd for years. DC would be

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely going crazy Baltimore for this fight. So nothing against

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<v Speaker 1>brooklynw York. Wonderful venue, great fight city. Obviously, Barclay Center,

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<v Speaker 1>first class all the way, covered many many fights there.

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<v Speaker 1>How in the world is this fight not in the

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<v Speaker 1>DMV Washington d C?

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<v Speaker 2>Tell me about it, I think, so, you know, here's

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<v Speaker 2>a superstar, so I'm pretty sure, like I'm thinking they're

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about how the crowd is normally for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>pro Jamonte and the crowd in DC would definitely be

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<v Speaker 2>at least fifty to fifty and that's just at least,

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<v Speaker 2>so that might be a thing. Probably didn't want me

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<v Speaker 2>to have a home field advantage or what application may be.

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<v Speaker 3>But we could have did it anywhere in the area. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what I'm saying, Like, did you want it

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<v Speaker 3>in the area? I would have preferred it, Yeah, But

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<v Speaker 3>to me, it don't. Man. We could fight in Africa

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<v Speaker 3>for all I can.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so when you go into the ring, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we all know Gervonte Davis is a tremendous puncher. Doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>throw a lot of punches, but he's knocked out virtually

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<v Speaker 1>everybody and he's just been a dominating figure. You are

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<v Speaker 1>obviously more of a supreme boxer. You didn get a

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<v Speaker 1>knockout of your last fight, though, so I wonder how

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<v Speaker 1>do you plan to deal with that punching power?

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<v Speaker 2>Best spawn bigger guys and uh we respawn guys that

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<v Speaker 2>are considered punchers. Uh, you know, it's a totally different

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<v Speaker 2>story once you get in there than.

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<v Speaker 3>Ay ounces and know, but I've been punching him. I've

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<v Speaker 3>been pushing the face.

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<v Speaker 2>When I was Now you though, man, like you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, Like if his better think a.

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<v Speaker 3>Little more, you know what I'm saying, they might sting

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<v Speaker 3>a little more.

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<v Speaker 2>They're gonna sting a little more. But trust me, I

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<v Speaker 2>like to think I got a chin. Never been down,

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<v Speaker 2>amateur or professional, never been hurt, like to like to

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<v Speaker 2>the chin or whatever the case may be.

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<v Speaker 3>So it is what it is. Like we ready. Then

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<v Speaker 3>the thing is, we're gonna see how he reacts when

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<v Speaker 3>he gets hit by my my punches.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, Well, if you've been getting hits into or not,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just say, better at you than me from that standpoint.

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<v Speaker 1>And I looked over his record just as I was

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready to talk to you, and I was sort

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<v Speaker 1>of thinking to myself, Okay, he fought an older, sort

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<v Speaker 1>of not near his best gamboa who was obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>great boxer, electrifying talent and a gold medal winner in

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<v Speaker 1>the Olympics, but he wasn't at his best. Come out

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<v Speaker 1>of the equation, I was looking and like you're still

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<v Speaker 1>a top fresh prime guy world champ. Uh. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like looking at that record that Lamar Roach Jr. Is

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<v Speaker 1>probably the best pure boxer he'll ever have faced so

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<v Speaker 1>far in his professional career. What is your what is

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<v Speaker 1>your take on that that maybe you've got the skills

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<v Speaker 1>to really cause him some trouble with the boxing ability

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<v Speaker 1>that you possess.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a fact that everything you just said is definitely

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<v Speaker 2>a fact.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a fact for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>And they know that though I think they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>prepare they I think I know they're going to prepare

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<v Speaker 2>for you know, what I have to.

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<v Speaker 3>Bring to the table. Like they know that one hundred

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<v Speaker 3>for a fact that I'm the best all around like

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<v Speaker 3>boxer that he's going to be in a ring with.

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<v Speaker 1>When they talk about who they want to see Tank fight,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll wrap up with this. Uh. They talk about wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to see a Tank against of course Stevenson a unification.

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<v Speaker 1>They talk about it ta Fimo Lopez fight. There's been

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of conversation. They tried to make recently a

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<v Speaker 1>Lomachenko fight. He elected to take some time off. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned Lama Roach. I've heard people like kind of poo

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<v Speaker 1>pooh the fight, say you know Mutch he's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're upset about the fight. I'm like, why this is

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<v Speaker 1>a really good boxer against a really good puncher. They

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<v Speaker 1>got that rivalry from the home, you know, from the

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<v Speaker 1>home region, And so when they don't mention your name

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<v Speaker 1>and they kind of overlook you and I'm not just

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<v Speaker 1>kissing your your ad because we're doing the interview, I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of think it's unfair. But why do you think

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<v Speaker 1>that that is that they look at those other names

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<v Speaker 1>but they don't include a Lamont Roach Junior in that

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<v Speaker 1>conversation about like a worthy opponent for Tank Davis.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. Mainly probably because I'm not known to a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of casual fans and people who don't really know or

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<v Speaker 2>are in tune with boxing and it's boxing it in

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<v Speaker 2>its entirety, you know what I'm saying, Like, some people

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<v Speaker 2>really just don't know, so that might be a factor.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said, he's a megas, he's a megastars,

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<v Speaker 2>a super star, and he has been knocking everybody out,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know what I'm saying, Like, so you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, Like there's pieces that go together that

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<v Speaker 2>would make people say what they say about the fight

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever the case may be. I'm not a worthy opponent,

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<v Speaker 2>but for real, real, I got a lot of profanity

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<v Speaker 2>for them.

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<v Speaker 3>That's about it, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>So then to the final question that what would the

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<v Speaker 1>victory mean to you, not only a world title, but

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<v Speaker 1>knocking off you know, like you said one of the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest stars in boxing.

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<v Speaker 3>That it's gonna it's gonna mean so much to me.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's definitely gonna Uh, it's definitely just gonna be this,

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<v Speaker 2>that's gonna this is gonna be the start of my

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<v Speaker 2>my legacy, brun you know, like you know how some

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<v Speaker 2>people have a run like Ory Jones was champion and

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<v Speaker 2>so many weight becus for teen years, pak yall Wood

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<v Speaker 2>up from one twelve all the way to fifty four

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<v Speaker 2>to knock everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>Like you know what I'm saying, a staple in it.

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<v Speaker 2>This is my staple, right cause, trust me, after this,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go Vinands trust me.

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<v Speaker 1>Alright. Well, that's big words. I look forward to seeing

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<v Speaker 1>if you can back them up on March first at

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<v Speaker 1>Barclay cent and Brooklyn Lmont. Thank you very much for

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<v Speaker 1>the time. I wish you're the best of luck in

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<v Speaker 1>to fight

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<v Speaker 3>Alright, no doubt, man I appreciate you.